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Causes: Homeless & Housing, Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities, Seniors
Mission: Jefferson's ferry is committed to serving older adults by providing an active lifestyle within an all-inclusive lifecare retirement community. The lifecare concept promotes dignity, privacy, individuality and independence for each resident. This is accomplished through a caring enviroment with concerned staff providing security and peace of mind through a focus on resident service.
Programs: Active retirement community, inc. , doing business as jefferson's ferry, opened in 2001 with the mission to serve older adults by providing an active lifestyle within an all-inclusive lifecare retirement community. The lifecare concept promotes dignity, privacy, individuality and independence for each resident. This is accomplished through a caring environment with concerned staff providing security and peace of mind through a focus on resident service. In 2017, jefferson's ferry provided housing, services and care to more than 300 resident contract holders between the ages of 62 and 100+. As a lifecare continuing care retirement community, jefferson's ferry has a lifetime obligation to contract holders to provide housing and care within its continuum including the provision of financial assistance should contract holders become unable to afford the fees associated with residency. Jefferson's ferry is located on a 50-acre site in the town of brookhaven, suffolk county, long island, new york. Jefferson's ferry includes a 40,000 square foot community center with casual and formal dining, pub, beauty and barber shop, indoor pool, fitness center, library, computer center, theater, card room, billiards room, and meditation room. Jefferson's ferry has 220 independent living apartments, 28 independent living cottages, 60 assisted living apartments and 60 skilled nursing suites, 20 of which are separately located and available to residents with late-stage cognitive impairment. The health center also has five separate dining areas, lounges, therapeutic recreation, physical, occupational and speech rehabilitation clinics as well as a wellness center. In 2017 jefferson's ferry provided services, support, and charitable contributions to several local organizations. Jefferson's ferry also provided financial subsidies of $173,917 to residents during 2017.